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Beijing Tackles Clogged Streets

BEIJING—China's capital is weighing new restrictions on car use aimed at curbing the increasingly severe traffic congestion born of China's growing love affair with the automobile.

Gridlock-fighting measures being considered include fees for drivers to use certain congested roads and a system that would bar vehicles from some roads during peak traffic times, depending on whether the final digit of their license plates is an odd or even number, according to a proposal posted for public comment Monday on the Beijing Municipal...